Jose clearly stated the players he is planning to work with this season and Basti wasnt included in them. No surprises there therefore. He would have told him that he can move on. Nothing wrong there. Clearly a past it and injury ravaged player whom his predecessor dinosaur bought cos he was his buddy. LvG when he came, got rid off Kagawa, Welbeck and Chicha. This is nothing compared to that. And then there was the whole shameful Valdes saga which the old man unnecessarily brought on on the club. So yea. just clearing out the deadwood, nothing much. Hope Fellaini, Rojo, Jones and Rooney will follow.

Do they have a history ? Jose and Basti ? I mean otherwise I cant see any other reason why Jose isnt even willing to give him a chance. He always prefers experience over youth, Jose. So unless he has a personal problem with Scweini he should have been in the contention.

But ya then again it could very well be down to his finished legs and injury proneness as well. Basti never really seemed like he with all his heart and soul wanted to be at United. Thats surprising because of his affection for the club and everything. Probably Louis Van Gaal allowed him far more time and leeway than the rest and as a result he might have become a tad lax in his attitude.

Hope it wont be like Valdes and hope he will find a new club soon even if it means united has to pay his wages. Valdes one was really sad and disgraceful.

1) locker room is uneasy after handling of Schweinsteiger2) Over usage of the same 13 players makes Rashford and his bench crew disillusioned. Mata returns to Valencia.3) Pressure builds as Mou is unable to get the best out of Pogba.4) United get 4th place behind WBA, Watford and Arsenal.4) Summer 17: De Gea falls out with Mou amidst Madrid links but remains in the squad in the end.5) A bunch of players are sold and Mou reshapes the squad for the second season.6) Cristiano Ronaldo correctly files his taxes.7) Veterans get angry at the handling of the squad.8 ) United lose the lead and come in second place.9) 10 games without winning early in the third season starts a witch hunt for a culprit and Mou blames half his squad.10) Messi forgets to file his taxes.11) Mou is sacked in January 19.

1) locker room is uneasy after handling of Schweinsteiger2) Over usage of the same 13 players makes Rashford and his bench crew disillusioned. Mata returns to Valencia.3) Pressure builds as Mou is unable to get the best out of Pogba.4) United get 4th place behind WBA, Watford and Arsenal.4) Summer 17: De Gea falls out with Mou amidst Madrid links but remains in the squad in the end.5) A bunch of players are sold and Mou reshapes the squad for the second season.6) Cristiano Ronaldo correctly files his taxes.7) Veterans get angry at the handling of the squad.8 ) United lose the lead and come in second place.9) 10 games without winning early in the third season starts a witch hunt for a culprit and Mou blames half his squad.10) Messi forgets to file his taxes.11) Mou is sacked in January 19.

As usual media and pundits are making it sound despicable and devilish. Dont know about his previous stunts but what he did yesterday re Mata was reasonable. They were pumping balls into the box and if you got it, why not use the substitution. The smallest player justification is fine. He might still leave, Mata as I cant see him getting games now with Mkhi also waiting on the wings. But condemning Jose for that, nope. Hope Everton will use that Stones and Lukaku money to good use.

That's an absolute insult to the poor fella. By Mou logic he'd be benching Messi every time teams were pumping balls into our box.

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"I pass and I move, I help you, I look for you, I stop, I raise my head, I look and, above all, I open up the pitch...The one who has the ball, is the master of the game...That's the school of Joan Vilà, of Albert Benaiges, of Johan Cruijff, of Pep Guardiola" - Xavi

That's an absolute insult to the poor fella. By Mou logic he'd be benching Messi every time teams were pumping balls into our box.

Lol you seen the match ? He was brought on after they scored a goal and when the match was tied at 1-1. He wasnt brought just for the sake of bringing him on or anything. That was a tactical change too. Mata and Herrera coming on, to instigate a change. Then Ibra scored in the end. And Jose as expectedly decided to park. So he took off the one player who wasnt of any use during a pingball session.

Its a rare occurace and thats why I am with Mourinho here because, In actual league games and all during such an occasion, coaches wouldnt be having the luxury of making another substitution there, if they had at least some of them would be contemplating on doing it. This micky mouse cup allowed 6 substitutions. Theres a big difference therefore obviously.

That's an absolute insult to the poor fella. By Mou logic he'd be benching Messi every time teams were pumping balls into our box.

Glory is right man. Six changes were allowed and it was the last one possible for him.

1. I think it's a compliment for Mata to compare him with Messi.2. Micky mouse cup.3. It didn't happen every time. Leicester were pumping high balls into the box since the 80th min. He was changed when only 2 minutes were left.

Don't pretend like it is perfectly innocent that MATA of all players, the Chelsea FAN FAVOURITE who was relentlessly mobbed by Mourinho right after his arrival at Chelsea and sold after half a season, is subbed on and off again in the first proper game of the season.It isn't. Mourinho's bullying him again.

May be. May be not. Mata didnt seem to have a problem and was all good and dandy in the end chatting with Jose and stuff. He sure was a bit annoyed when he was taken off, yea. But then Jose must have explained to him things.

Duncan Castles, Mou's apparent right hand man among the journos reiterated that Mata is on sale (or has been on sale for a while) but even now he doesnt want to leave and want to fight for the spot. So I dont think theres anything for now unless we receive a good offer.

We dont want the money or anything. So if Everton/Valencia/some other club give us 40 mil and also convince him hen he can/will leave. Once again its the media and pundits who are blowing this out of proportion as i said earlier.

frankly anyone who doesn't see that, as Hans says, this is just Mou bullying Mata out again is naive or lying to themselves. In any event Mata must know that he wont be preferred to Rooney/Mkhi/Martial/Depay so he must want out - despite your perception of his body language.

I would prefer that you argue it to be the most effective way of getting rid of him, but lets at least call it what it is - a dick move.

Mourinho himself said that Mata is part of his plans like everybody else from the team and explained why there shouldn't be any fuss about what happened. I will repeat myself and say that Mata is very happy and understood what happened.

Jose Mourinho accuses his #MUFC players of treating the Fenerbahce tie like a "summer friendly"

"A team that concedes after two minutes is a team that is not ready, not mentally prepared, not focused, not concentrated," said Mourinho.

The Portuguese said: "Our problems started in our global attitude. They were playing the Champions League final, we were playing a summer friendly. That is the reality of how the game started.

"They deserved to win, football is not just about quality, it is also about effort, commitment, playing the limits and giving everything. You have to play for 90 minutes in the maximum of your desire and concentration

"I wish I could sort this out but some of my players have their own minds".